Tuesday, February 06, 2007

B&Q Bonanza

Today I cycled down to B&Q to spend my gift certificates from Christmas. Of course, getting it all in the basket on the back of the bike was rather challenging. Rather than putting on the proper pannier rack I had strapped my old front basket (from the hybrid bike) onto the mountain bike pannier which is just held by the seat post. So as I packed up all the shopping I realised I was beyond the 9kg limit for the rack! Plus it all wobbled back and forth nicely, so the ride home was slow just in case I had to stop to grab potatoes or a trowel off the road!

And...Hand trowelHand hoe (double sided, it's so cute!)2 bags of seed potatoes - early crop and salad cropA rose bush (yellow roses with blush edges, can't recall the name)4 mini tester pots of outdoor paint - to paint pictures on the shed once it's builtZip tiesLots of seeds! They had a couple 'bargain packs' for herbs and veg so more seeds for less moolah. Herb pack of parsley, coriander and basil. I want to get mint too, and I have lavender at the plot. And then a veg pack of cabbage (2 kinds), sweet corn, broccoli, leek, white onions, courgette, early carrots, autumn carrots, spinach, parsnips, brussel sprouts. Now I wanted all those anyway except for the sweet corn so good deal. I bought seeds for peas and beetroot separately.

We're supposed to have snow tomorrow though, so have to wait until I can go play with the new toys.

About Me

The
paintings are all about spaces of line, colour and light rather than
direct landscape. I combine the changing luminous qualities near the sea
with hints of the physical structures of coastal geology – cliffs,
bedding and eroded rock formations – to create ethereal arrangements
aspiring to the Sublime. To create a impression of something familiar
yet out of reach, landscape with overwhelming sensations of light or
space.

An American-born
British artist, I identify very strongly with the British tradition for
landscape painting while retaining a certain "midwestern" eye for
landscape with flat perspective and vast open spaces.

The paintings have been shown at galleries across the country and are
collected internationally. Past exhibitions have included the Pastel
Society, Royal Society of Marine Artists, the National Maritime Museum,
Dulwich Picture Gallery and galleries on Cork Street. Projects have
included a drawing residency on the New Jersey coast, artist residency
on the Newfoundland coast, a week at the National Maritime Museum using
their historic Camera Obscura, and an planned feature with the BBC in
2013 about a regional camera obscura. In addition to art, and
influencing it, I have an enduring love of academia. My qualifications
include geology, physics, human development, and Shakespeare.

I am a listed artist in the UK on the AXIS database of professional artists (www.axisweb.org.uk), and a member of DACS.